Linear Polarization Signatures of Particle Acceleration in High-Synchrotron-Peak Blazars
Blazars whose synchrotron spectral energy distribution (SED) peaks at X-ray energies need to accelerate electrons to energies in the >100 GeV range in relativistic plasma jets at distances of parsecs from the central engine. Compton scattering by the same electrons can explain high luminosities a...
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MDPI AG
2022-12-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/8/12/644 |